I woke up this morning and immediately bow down to pray. I asked God to grant me a special favor if He could please speak to me. My prayer was interrupted when my mother called out my name telling me I was already late for work. So I just ended my prayer in a hurry and immediately jumped into the bathroom to take a shower and prepare for work.
As I went outside, the sun was indeed already up and to my dismay, it seems to be shining very bright on me. So I wear my sunglasses as I frowned on the proud sun. Suddenly, the sun hid from the clouds as if apologizing. Then a gentle wind came, but not too gentle to my hair. I couldn't help myself from cursing trying to imagine what a mess I looked like. Then the wind began to settle down and was gone.
As I was waiting for the bus, an old beggar approached me and touched my arm for a split second trying to catch my attention. I took pity on her and was about to grope for some coins inside my bag, but the bus already arrived, and to my rush to get inside the bus, I immediately forget about her.
When I arrived at the office, I found so many paper works on my table. “This is going to be a very long day”, I told myself. Lunchtime came, and my friend called if we could please eat together because she has something important to consult me with. I told her outright without thinking about her feelings, “Sorry, not today. I am really so busy and have no plan of eating out. Maybe, some other day.” I was so engrossed on my own problems that I didn't notice the sadness in her voice.
At last, office hours were over and decided to call it a day. But as I was about to step out, the rain came. I suddenly feel frustrated feeling very tired. Then suddenly, just like a miracle, the rain suddenly stopped, so I immediately rushed to ride the bus home, not even noticing the colorful attractive rainbow that appeared in the sky.
My mother was waiting as usual to welcome me home. She smiled at me from the doorway asking me how my day had been? She would have like to talk more, but my reply stopped her short as I said, “Please, Ma, I am so tired. I just like to sleep.” I was so concerned about myself that I didn't see the pain in her eyes as I turned my back on her.
I was about to close my eyes to sleep when I remember to pray, complaining to Him about the events that day. I also asked Him why He refused to speak to me. With that thought hanging from my mind, I suddenly fell asleep and had a very strange dream.
I dreamt that I was praying when I heard God spoke to me. I heard Him say the following words:
“My child, you are wrong to complain that I refused to speak to you. In fact, I spoke to you several times. Remember when you stepped out of your home, I was already waiting to greet you. Didn't you notice the unusual brightness of the sun? But you were not happy to see me and you rather ignore me as you put on your dark eyeglasses. So I just called on the clouds to cover me. Wanting to cheer you up, I sent the wind to cool you down. Instead of thanking me, I heard you even cursing me.
Then I tried to speak to you by sending you the old beggar knowing how soft hearted you are but alas, the bus came and you just left me there with my outstretched empty hand.
Knowing how tired you must be, I tried to speak to you through your friend so that at least you will take the time to rest even just for an hour. Again, you ignored me.
At last, it was time to go home. Remembering how you hate the sun that morning, so I tried to make up by trying to speak to you through the rain. But I took mercy on you as I saw the frustration on your face, so I painted a rainbow on the sky to tell you that everything will be alright. All the other people were looking up and admiring it. But you didn't even bother to look up at the sky
I tried once more to comfort you so I tried to speak to you through your mother. I told myself, a mother's touch could heal if not lessen all your burdens. But again, I failed. You were just too selfish to care.
I tried so much to speak to you, but then you always fail to recognize my voice when I call on you.”
I suddenly wake up from that strange dream. I was crying as I bow down to pray. I thanked Him for answering my prayer and asked forgiveness for ignoring Him all day.
I now realized that God speak to us in so many ways, through the people around us and through his other wonderful creations. All we have to do is to be sensitive so that we will not miss His voice when He calls.
